CVE-2012-4465

Heap-based buffer overflow in the substr function in parsing.c in cgit 0.9.0.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an empty username in the "Author" field in a commit.

Published: 2012-10-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4465 is rated Moderate Risk (56.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.38%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4465

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.46% 3.38% -0.08%
2 2025-03-30 3.25% 3.46% +0.21%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.25% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4465

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4465

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-4465

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2012-4465 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cgit), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4465

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4465

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lars_hjemli cgit <= 0.9.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.9.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4465

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